Westerville weather in March: Westerville, Ohio: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March
Westerville in March has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 32°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 46°F on the 1st to 60°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 12 days in a normal March, 3.42 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of 0°C, 87 mm of precipitation and 7 cm of snow in March.
- NOAA stationWesterville
- Station IDUSC00338951
- Location40.13°N 82.94°W
- Elevation802 ft (244 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population38,612
- Jan 38° 22°
- Feb 42° 24°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 66° 42°
- May 76° 52°
- Jun 83° 61°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 85° 63°
- Sep 79° 56°
- Oct 67° 45°
- Nov 53° 35°
- Dec 42° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Westerville in March?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 32°F, for a daily mean of 42.3°F. March is 9.3°F warmer than February and 11.8°F cooler than April. March is the 9th warmest month of the year in Westerville and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 14°F, from 46°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 4.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 38°F and 47°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 42%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 46°F | 28°F | 40% | 22% |
| March 8 | 49°F | 30°F | 40% | 23% |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 40% | 24% |
| March 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 40% | 25% |
| March 31 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% |
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | 46°F | 28°F | 40% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 2 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 3 | 47°F | 28°F | 40% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 4 | 48°F | 28°F | 40% | 22% | 11 h 20 min |
| March 5 | 48°F | 29°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 6 | 48°F | 29°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 7 | 49°F | 29°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 8 | 49°F | 30°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 30 min |
| March 9 | 49°F | 30°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 10 | 50°F | 30°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 11 | 50°F | 30°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 12 | 51°F | 31°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 40 min |
| March 13 | 51°F | 31°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 14 | 52°F | 31°F | 40% | 23% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 15 | 52°F | 32°F | 40% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 16 | 52°F | 32°F | 40% | 24% | 11 h 50 min |
| March 17 | 53°F | 32°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 18 | 53°F | 32°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 19 | 54°F | 33°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h |
| March 20 | 54°F | 33°F | 40% | 24% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 21 | 55°F | 33°F | 40% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 22 | 55°F | 34°F | 40% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 23 | 56°F | 34°F | 41% | 25% | 12 h 10 min |
| March 24 | 56°F | 34°F | 41% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 25 | 57°F | 35°F | 41% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 26 | 57°F | 35°F | 41% | 25% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 27 | 58°F | 35°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 20 min |
| March 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 29 | 59°F | 36°F | 41% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 30 | 59°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
| March 31 | 60°F | 36°F | 42% | 26% | 12 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FMarch average
- Normal low
- 32°FMarch average
- Precipitation
- 3.42 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 120.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 2.8 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 18
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 4
- Sunshine
- 62%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00338951; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Westerville in March?
On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 40% on average, highest around March 31 (42%). In all, 3.42 in falls on 12 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal March in Westerville, 18 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 2.8 inches.
Snow falls on 2 days in a normal March, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00338951.
What are the records for March in Westerville?
The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1897) is 85°F, on March 22, 2012; the coldest is −10°F, on March 1, 1967. The wettest March brought 10.90 in (1964); the snowiest, 11.8 inches (2008).
The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 42.3°F: 2021 46.7°F (+4.4), 2022 45.7°F (+3.4), 2023 42.6°F (+0.3), 2024 46.8°F (+4.5), 2025 48.1°F (+5.8), 2026 51.1°F (+8.8). 6 of 6 ran warmer than normal.
| March | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 46.7°F | +4.4°F | 2.84 in |
| 2022 | 45.7°F | +3.4°F | 2.82 in |
| 2023 | 42.6°F | +0.3°F | 5.50 in |
| 2024 | 46.8°F | +4.5°F | 1.95 in |
| 2025 | 48.1°F | +5.8°F | 3.09 in |
| 2026 | 51.1°F | +8.8°F | 7.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00338951; recent months: ACIS, station USC00338951. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does March in Westerville compare across Ohio?
Across the 99 places PlainClimate covers in Ohio, March normal highs run from 44°F in Chardon to 55°F in Portsmouth; Westerville's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.